Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Keith Lanier Black (1957- )
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H. Claude Hudson (1886-1989)
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James M. Nabrit Jr. (1900-1997)
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Malcolm X (1925-1965)

Explore Global African History

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Maurice Bishop (1944-1983)
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali (1969- )
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Partido de Independiente de Color (Cuba, 1908-1912)
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Ghana (ca. 750-1076)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Welfare As We Knew It: The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
U.S. Embassy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot
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Race, Family, and Real Estate: Beryl Satter’s Family Properties
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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators